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Corporate Integrity Agreement with Vitas Hospice Services, LLC, , VITAS Healthcare Corporation, and VITAS Healthcare Corporation of California, VITAS Healthcare Corporation of Illinois, VITAS Healthcare Corporation of Florida, VITAS Healthcare Corporation of Ohio, VITAS Healthcare Corporation of Atlantic, VITAS Healthcare of Texas, L.P., VITAS Healthcare Corporation Midwest, and VITAS Healthcare Corporation of Georgia

Closed  |  Effective from to  |  Duration 5 years
Location
Miami, FL
Settlement Amount
$75,500,000

AGREEMENT PRESS RELEASE

Chemed Corp. and Vitas Hospice Services Agree to Pay $75 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Billing for Ineligible Patients and Inflated Levels of Care

Published by the United States Department of Justice | View article on www.justice.gov

Chemed Corporation and various wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Vitas Hospice Services LLC and Vitas Healthcare Corporation, have agreed to pay $75 million to resolve a government lawsuit alleging that defendants violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by submitting false claims for hospice services to Medicare. Chemed, which is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, acquired Vitas in 2004. Vitas is the largest for-profit hospice chain in the United States.

Report Type
Corporate Integrity Agreement
Category
Claims Review
Tags
Non-institutional care